The School of Botanical Arts & Sciences
Choosing the right herbalism and aromatherapy school for yourself can be daunting. What makes each school different is:
🌿 the philosophy of the instruction
🌿 the value system of the school's teachers
🌿 the school's unique approach to natural health (holistic or allopathic approach)
🌿 to what extent the school team is truly engaged in each and every student's success.
The teaching skills of the instructors are also vital in any learning endeavor, and student services support is absolutely necessary.
Here at Healing Harvest Homestead School of Botanical Arts & Sciences, we have it all.
Heidi Villegas is a lifelong learner, and she's been a teacher of humans for around 45 years--the majority of her life! She began her herbalism and aromatherapy education about 20 years ago, long before there were online courses available to take. She has enjoyed working with clients so they might enjoy the improved health she experiences, and now she teaches thousands for this same reason.
Heidi has also owned and operated a successful herbal products business, and has been actively teaching herbalism in person and now online since 2012.
These life experiences have given her a broad base of valuable wisdom. She's taught thousands of students to bring herbalism into their lives, their communities, and many have even started their own businesses!
Heidi teaches herbalism from a Christian perspective, which is another differentiator. Her approach is holistic and vitalistic, and she believes in the power of mental wellness being taught alongside physical and emotional health.
SOBAS offers inspiring and balanced courses, from short workshops to longer, in-depth and intensive coursework. The school is growing too, so be sure to check back often for more offerings.
Heidi and her team are actively engaged in the HHH SOBAS student communities, and every single student is valued and important. In fact, our learning community is appreciated as one of the best features of many in our learning offerings.
Students aren't just left to do things on their own. We offer an incredible amount of support.
The School of Botanical Arts & Sciences offers vibrant, science and evidence-based, supportive, and innovative herbal and aromatherapy programs. Join us for a course today! There's something for everyone here.
Our mission: A safe, effective herbalist in every extended family
Traditional knowledge of plant medicine has been stolen from us over the past 150 years by certain powerful entities. Currently laws in some developed countries point to the fact that herbalism is under attack by these same powerful entities. We can see this taking place in Canada right now. It's time to learn herbalism, the people's medicine, NOW before it's too late.
As both a clinical herbalist and professional level aromatherapist, Heidi knows there's a place for both studies in your practice. She actively creates relationship with other herbalists and aromatherapists to meld the disciplines together in order to provide students with the most well-rounded learning. She's an expert at teaching them both concurrently so students feel safe and confident in their practical uses. This is unusual in the herbalism world of learning as most schools only focus on one or the other.
Herbalism and aromatherapy are grassroots knowledge that everyone is entitled to practice and know. In fact, the mission at Healing Harvest Homestead is to be pivotal in getting an herbalist into every extended family. Heidi is committed to creating the highest quality educational experience for her students. In fact, you'll enjoy her in-person teachings in several of her longer more intensive courses. She's a teacher who shows up in real life for you.
As the School of Botanical Arts & Sciences evolves and grows, Heidi continues to reflect on the best ways to teach students interactively, with quality, and at all different levels. Courses are being added to our short and long course categories often, and more certification courses are coming.
She's excited to continue to nurture a thriving herbal-aromatic community that provides exceptional support for all individuals. She's on the path with you!
A Recent Note from a Reader:
"WOW Heidi! So much wonderful information packed into this one email. Thank you for investing so much of your time doing what has to be hours upon hours of research and your passion for helping us to learn all this valuable information. You're amazing." ----Brenda
